Estonia: Parliamentary Election, 5 March 1995

At stake in this election:

• 101 seats in Parliament

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Lennart Georg MERI (6 October 1992 - 8 October 2001)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Andres TARAND (8 November 1994 - 17 April 1995)
• Assembly: Estonia has a unicameral Parliament composed of 101 seats. 

Description of electoral system:

• Members of Parliament are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms. 

Last Election:

• Parliamentary elections were last held on 20 September 1992.

Main candidates in the election:

• Coalition Party/Rural Union

  • Seats won in last election: 17

• ​Reform Party

  • ​Seats won in last election: 0

• ​Centre Party

  • ​Seats won in last election: 15

• ​Pro Patria/National Independence Party

  • ​Seats won in last election: 39

• ​Moderates 

  • ​Seats won in last election: 12

• ​Our Home is Estonia

  • ​Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population:1,436,634 (1995)
• Registered Voters: 791,957 (1995)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 771,741 (1995)

·         Is Estonia a signatory to CEDAW: N/A

·         Has Estonia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (21 October 1991)

·         Gender Quota:No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 13 (following the 1995 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 30 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Estonia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 September 2007)

·         Has Estonia ratified CRPD: Yes (30 May 2012)

·         Population with a disability: 215,495 (est.)